Depressive Disorder due to Another Medical Condition

Symptoms

• A prominent and persistent period of depressed mood or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities that predominates in the clinical picture.

• There is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the disturbance is the direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition.

• The disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder (e.g., adjustment disorder, with depressed mood, in which the stressor is a serious medical condition).

• The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a delirium.

• The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.